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OpenAI forms Preparedness team to tackle catastrophic AI risks

OpenAI has established a new Preparedness team, led by Aleksander Madry, to focus on the safety risks associated with highly capable AI systems, including potential catastrophic misuse. This team will integrate capability assessment, evaluations, and red teaming for future frontier models and AGI. OpenAI is also launching an AI Preparedness Challenge to identify novel catastrophic misuse risks, offering API credits to top submissions and seeking talent from participants. AI

RANK_REASON OpenAI announces a new internal team and a public challenge focused on mitigating catastrophic risks from future frontier AI models.

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OpenAI forms Preparedness team to tackle catastrophic AI risks

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  1. OpenAI News TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    Frontier risk and preparedness

    To support the safety of highly-capable AI systems, we are developing our approach to catastrophic risk preparedness, including building a Preparedness team and launching a challenge.